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The Commoner
'AUGUST, 1913
13
CIIAUTAUQUA LECTURES
Most of tho adverse criticism of
Mr. Bryan and his lecture platform
engagements seems to be recruited
from his political opponents and ene
mies within his own party, who never
did like him because of his progres
sive views. From the little that has
been published pro and con, it is
rather apparent that the masses of
the people are not gravely concerned
whether he stays in Washington or
goes around the country dispensing
the great truths that have brought
him deserved fame. The general las
situde induced by the hot spell may
bo responsible for the marked indif
ferenco of tho public to Mr. Bryan's
private movements, but it Is certain
that the energy of hfs enemies has
not been able to stir up any worthy
degree of interest in the question.
The popular mind refuses to be dis
turbed and seems content to jog
along easily, heedless of whether the
secretary of state is lecturing or fish
ing. Mr. Bryan has announced that ho
is spending his legitimate vacation of
one month, given to every govern
ment employ, in public lecturing. At
tho same time he has so arranged
his itinerary that he is in close touch
with Washington at all times, and
can break any engagement should
the urgency of his secretarial duties
call him back to the capital. In this
way the public business cannot suffer
to any appreciable extent, u that the
only leal ground for condemnation
is the sentimental one affecting the
dignity of the office of the secretary
of state. On this ground there may
be legitimate ground for criticism.
But inasmuch as we are living in
a democratic country and are sup
posed to be dominated by democratic
ideals, this should not be substan
tial reason for the sweeping stric
tures hurled at Mr. Bryan by Senator
Bristow of Kansas. For if Mr. Bryan
is entitled to any vacation at all, he
has the right to spend it in any de
cent and entertaining fashion he
chooses. There is certainly nothing
unbecoming in a man on the lecture
platform. Some of the greatest
minds of the generations have added
to their incomes by using it as a ve
hicle for the expression of opinions,
some of which are now reg. rded as
classics of our modern literature.
Mr,. Bryan can be properly included
in the list, so that, taki j the lec
ture incident by and large, there is
something to commend and precious
little to condemn in the manner the
secretary of state has elected to
spend his thirty days' lay-off. Any
how, prejudiced criticisms are of
mighty small value, whether direct
ed against Mr. Bryan or anyone else
of consequence. Rocky Mountain
News.
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MTJLHALL'S DISCLOSURES
The revelations of Mulhall con
tinue to attract the attention of the
great majority of the people, and the
intimation that the investigation is
to be in any way restricted ill not
be regarded fivorably by the popu
lace. There is but one coursa 'or the in
vestigation committees to pursue in
regard to the witness and the affairs
that he is said to have knowledge
of, wliich affect the public interest
and public officials; and that is, to
permit the fullest inquiry possible
By that course abuses may bo dis
closed that can be eliminated in the
future, and the full light of publicity
upon affairs relative to national poli
tics, national legislation and the re
lations, open und private, between
the active men of capital and the
active leaders of labor, can do no
injury in the people at large, but may
enable them to have more correct
conce.tions of men and measures.
This witnegs In his public dis
closures has struck at many men in
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various walks of life, at all political
parties, at employers of labor and at
labor loaders.
His revelations have been nonpar
tisan, however partisan his political
work may have been, and it Ib pos
sible as he proceeds in his testimony
that this non-partisan spirit may be
come more and more apparent.
It is due to the men he has accused
of wrong-doing that tLIs investiga
tion be so searching that, if inno
cent, they be declared without stain,
and this can only be done to their
satisfaction and with the public's ap
proval through thorough scrutiny of
all evidence bearing upon the actions
charged.
Mulhall's unsupported word sh'ould
be accepted in not a single instance;
his betrayal of his employers has
placed him in the class of informers
which makes it imperative for him
to supply supporting evidence if he
is to convince either senate or house
committees or the people of the
United States. The burden of proof
is upon the accuser in all these mat
ters, and that being so, while the
utmost care should be taken that the
names of innocent persons are not
permitted to be sullied by even men
tion with wrong-doing, Mulhall
should be allowed to submit all prop
er and direct evidence he may have
to prove his charges.
Mulhall himself is not on trial; he
has pleaded guilty to nefarious
transactions, if his published state
ments are correct; the senate and
the house committees are not as
signed to this duty of investigation
to convict Mulhall or any of the per
sons he has charged of wrong-doing
nor to defend, shield or -protect Mul-.
hall or them from the effects of well
supported evidence.
Those committees are organized to
ascertain the facts, and to take such
action as may be rendered necessary
by the facts in each and every case.
Pitiless publicity is now concen
trated as much upon the investigat
ing committees' course as it is upon
Mulhall and the organizations and
the individuals he has dej.lt with or
represented. Cincinnati Enquirer.
HIS RECREATION
Secretary Bryan Is tho subject of a
violent outburst of criticism becauso
he is filling a number of lecture en
gagements contracted for before he
became a member of President Wil
son's cabinet.
The country has confidence In tho
integrity of Mr. Bryan and it is not
ready to believe that -lie will cheat
the government on his sorvices. To
do his best work as secretary hoi
ought to take some time for recrea
tion from the onerous and exacting
duties of his great office. Every
president and every cabinet officer
leaves Washington for a few weeks
during the heated terra. One goes
to Oyster Bay, another to Berkeley,
another to Cornish, another to Yel
lowstone Park, another to the sea
shore. Mr. Bryan goes to the chautauqua
platform. It is his recreation. It
is no discredit to him that he finds
vast audiences eager to pay to hear
his inspiring oratory. His lectures
are not partisan. He is a great
preacher. Every man and woman,
boy and girl who hears him Is the
better for it. He Is entitled to spend
his vacation time as best suits him.
He will not neglect the duties of his
important office for any personal ad
vantage. La Follette's Magazine.
and gave Mr. Bristow his chance to
accuse him of neglect of official
duties. Then out of the pigeonhole
of tlie past was produced the epistlo
damnatory Tho gentleman from
Kansas had once upon a time
solicited over his signature the In
fluence which he thought would be
potent to secure him a job in Panama
for which ho could draw pay while
passing his hours in leisure on the
homo prairies. The Pen is deadlier
than the Sword.
THE PEN DEADLIER THAN
THE SWORD
Chicago Evening Post: Advice to
Statesmen! When you feel like
writing a letter, don't. It is well
within the range of the doctrine of
chances that Joseph Bristow wishes
today that someone had been at his
elbow years ago to give the foregoing
advice and to insist that it be fol
lowed. In the old melodrama the
wicked one, gazing at the letter that
he had penned long since and lost
awhile, gave his villain's oath that
the man who wrote anything waa an
idiot. Mr. Bryan talked too much
SENATOR HITCHCOCK'S REPLY
Senator G. M. Hitchcock of Ne
braska, in response to resolutions
adopted by the Sarpy democratic
county central committee calling
upon all democratic representative
to support the pending currency
legislation, sent the following reply:
"I can not meet the views of your
committee on this subject. I am
distinctly opposed to the immediate
passage of a currency bill and I
have so advised the president and the
committee on banking and currency
qf which I am a member. In fact, I
may say that a majority of our com
mittee are opposed to action at tho
present session for the reason that
our time is taken up with tho tariff
bill and the banking and currency
resolution is too difficult and delicate
to be forced through congress Under
whip and spur."
FIFTY PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR
TRUTH
Borkowltz and Sternberg, travel
ing salesmen, met on the train.
"I have Just come from St. Louis,
vhere I did a tremendous business,"
said Berkowitz. "How much do you
think I sold?"
"How should I know?" replied
Sternberg.
"Of course you don't know, but
vhat do you guess?"
"Oh, about half."
"Half of vhat?"
"Why, half vhat you say." Ev
erybody's Magazine.
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